[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 67 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1054-E1055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2009 may be found in the Daily 
Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 6
     9 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the range of innovative, non-
           geologic applications for the beneficial reuse of 
           carbon dioxide from coal and other fossil fuel 
           facilities.
                                                            SD-192
     9:30 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine regulating and resolving 
           institutions considered to be too big to fail.
                                                            SD-538
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine engaging Iran, focusing on 
           obstacles and opportunities.
                                                            SD-419
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Roger W. 
           Baker, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
           Information and Technology, William A. Gunn, of 
           Virginia, to be General Counsel, Jose D. Riojas, of 
           Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Operations, 
           Security, and Preparedness, and John U. Sepulveda, of 
           Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Human 
           Resources, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                                            SR-418
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending legislation on 
           siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, 
           energy finance, and nuclear energy.
                                                            SD-366
       Judiciary
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Department of 
           Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine solutions to stop Medicare 
           and Medicaid fraud from hurting seniors and taxpayers.
                                                            SH-216
     2:15 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         To receive a closed briefing to examine space issues.
                                                           SVC-217
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Communications and Technology Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the future of journalism.
                                                            SR-253
       Foreign Relations
       European Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine NATO post-60, focusing on 
           institutional challenges moving forward.
                                                            SD-419

                                 MAY 7
     Time to be announced
       Environment and Public Works
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Mathy 
           Stanislaus, of New Jersey, to be Assistant 
           Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Cynthia J. Giles, 
           of Rhode Island, to be Assistant Administrator for 
           Enforcement and Compliance, and Michelle DePass, of New 
           York, to be Assistant Administrator for International 
           Affairs, all of the Environmental Protection Agency.
                                              Room to be announced
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the report of the 
           Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of 
           the United States.
                                                            SH-216
     10 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
           Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the 2009 H1N1 virus.
                                                            SD-124
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine funding of the 
           Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-192
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine a joint staff draft related 
           to cybersecurity and critical electricity 
           infrastructure.
                                                            SD-366
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine auctioning under cap and 
           trade, focusing on design, participation, and 
           distribution of revenues.
                                                            SD-215
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Seth David 
           Harris, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Secretary, and M. 
           Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor, both of 
           the Department of Labor.
                                                            SD-430
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 417, to enact a safe, 
           fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act, S. 
           257, to amend title 11, United States Code, to disallow 
           certain claims resulting from high cost credit debts, 
           S. 448 and H.R. 985, bills to maintain the free flow of 
           information to the public by providing conditions for 
           the federally compelled disclosure of information by 
           certain persons connected with the news media, S. 327, 
           to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the 
           Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
           improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence 
           victims and provide for technical corrections, and the 
           nominations of William K. Sessions III, of Vermont, to 
           be Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, 
           and John Morton, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary 
           of Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Krysta 
           Harden, of Virginia, and Pearlie S. Reed, of Arkansas, 
           both to be an Assistant Secretary, Rajiv J. Shah, of 
           Washington, to be Under Secretary for Research, 
           Education, and Economics, and Dallas P. Tonsager, of 
           South Dakota, to be Under Secretary for Rural 
           Development, all of the Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-106
     2 p.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Margaret A. 
           Hamburg, of the District of Columbia, to be 
           Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health 
           and Human Services.
                                                            SD-430
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Larry J. 
           Echo Hawk, of Utah, to be Assistant Secretary of the 
           Interior for Indian Affairs.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Energy Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine net metering, interconnection 
           standards, and other policies that promote the 
           deployment of distributed generation to improve grid 
           reliability, increase clean energy deployment, enable 
           consumer choice, and diversify our nation's energy 
           supply.
                                                            SD-366
       Appropriations
       Legislative Branch Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2010 for the Office of the Architect of the 
           Capitol, and the Office of Compliance.
                                                            SD-138
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine recruitment in the federal 
           government.
                                                            SD-342
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine strengthening the Securities 
           and Exchange

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           Commission's enforcement responsibilities.
                                                            SD-538

                                 MAY 8
     9:30 a.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the employment situation for 
           April 2009.
                                                            SD-106
     10 a.m.
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Neal S. 
           Wolin, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
           Treasury.
                                                            SD-215

                                 MAY 13
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine tourism in troubled times.
                                                            SR-253
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Economic Policy Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine manufacturing and the credit 
           crisis.
                                                            SD-538

                                 MAY 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         Business meeting to markup pending legislation.
                                                            SR-418

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                 MAY 7
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science and Space Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the consequences of a gap in 
           human space flight.
                                                            SR-253